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Most reporters struggled to cadge a ride to the more distant fronts with the dirty soldiers who kept Franco’s forces at bay.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Schwarzenegger made a pilgrimage to Washington to cadge more money from the government, but came home empty-handed.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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On top of that, Nico is also, quite obviously, just mooching off/clinging to Mindy because he got cut off by his family.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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The Netflix rep says there is no correlation between this change and people mooching off other people's accounts.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
1 Dec. 2025
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The lopsided football and basketball brackets beg for change.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lindsay is still texting him, begging for a reply, but Josh focuses on getting Troy to make the necessary calls.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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O’Sullivan shared dinners with the family, drank with the man’s parents, and would pray with and counsel them, Baillie said.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2026
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Members of Shreveport’s City Council gathered near the scene Sunday afternoon to pray and ask the community to lift up the family affected.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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Dip a soft brush or sponge into the solution and gently scrub.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
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Dip a soft brush or sponge into the solution and gently scrub surfaces down.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ives inserts hints of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in the meditative work, and at other times seems to conjure up church bells through the piano.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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To my ears, the music conjured Taylor Swift trying to be Enya.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, an independent journalist has launched a petition imploring Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos to give the group his blessing.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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His teammates and coaches have implored him to be aggressive, not to scale back too much.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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Ever since, Pritzker has pointed to that defeat when Welch and others beseech him to try again.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the original sci-fi novel, Victor Frankenstein is beseeched by his creation to create a companion, but after being plagued by visions of what this second attempt may bring (namely the breeding of additional monsters), the scientist destroys the companion before it is brought to life.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Bludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludge. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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